Timepiece.



No. 781,505. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.. P. G. ENGLB.

TIMBPIECB.

ABPLIOATION FILED APR. Z5, 1904.

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No. 781,505. PATBNTBD JAN. 31, 1905. P. G. ENGLE.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PHILIP CARLTON ENGLE, OF LIMA, OHIO.

TE'MEPIECE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,505, dated January31, 1905.

Application filed April 25, 1904. Serial No. 204,834.

T0 all when?, it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, PHILIr CARLTON ENG-LE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Timepieces, of which thefollowing is a specilication.

This invention relates to timepieces, and especially to that kindthereof known as magic or mysterious clocks, the object being to providea simple and effective article of such character the parts of which arecompactly disposed and are so arranged as to assure the accurate keepingof time by the improved device.

The invention includes other objects and advantages, which will be setforth at length in the following description, while the novelty of suchinvention will be embraced by the claims succeeding1 said description.

ln the drawings accompanying' and forming a part of this specification Iillustrate in full one simple and convenient adaptation of the inventionwhich will be explicitly disclosed in said description. I wish to stateat this point, however, that I de not limit myself to the showing thusmade, for certain variations as to a number of points may be adoptedwithin the scope of my claims. Y

Referring to said drawings, Figure l is a face View of a timepieceincluding the inven- F ig. 2 is a vertical central section on anenlarged scale. Fig. 3 is an inside face view of the minute-hand. Fig. 4is a transverse sectional elevation, the section being taken on the linel 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail View in perspective ofafinger-operated member for causing the set-ting of the hands, and Fig.6 is an insideface view of a plurality of gear members hereinafter moreparticularly described.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures ofthe drawings.

rI"he timepiece includes in its makeup adial, as 2, which isprcfeiably,though not necessarily, made from transparent glass. IV ith rlhe mount--ing illustrated of the several hands will be hereinafter set forth.

rlhe dial Q bears upon one of its faces the usual numerals and alsocalendar designations, the latter to indicate the names of the days ofthe week and also the numbers of the days of the month. The Ininute-hand3, as will hereinafter appear, incases or incloses what might beproperly considered the works of the timepiece-that is to say, the worksare hidden from view so as not to be observable. In order to heightenthe mysterious effect of the timepiece, I form in the several handsthereof a multiplicity of closely-arran ged perforations and perforatedenlargements, so as to leave as little as possible of the hands solid,which apparently indicates that said hands are incapable of containingany of the numerous parts of the works.

The dial 2 is perforated, and the body of the sleeve 7 extends throughthe perforation, what might be considered the outer end of said sleevebeing externally threaded to receive the nut 8, bearing against one faceof the dial 2, while the annular shoulder 9 upon the forward side ofsaid sleeve bears upon the opposite side of said dial. The means forsustaining the hands, as will hereinafter appear, are connected with thesaid sleeve. Arlhe forward portion of the sleeve 7 is internallythreaded to be engaged by the externallythreaded inner end of theelongated tube 10. From this it will be understood that said tube 10 isrelatively stationary. At apoint between its ends the tube 10 isprovided with a circular flange ll, which flange, as will hereinafterappear, constitutes a support or carrier for certain power-transmittingelements. A second tube is shown at 12, said second tube being shorterthan the one just described, for a purpose that will hereinafter appear.Such second tube turns around and upon the first tube and is securelyunited in some suitable Inanner to the inner calendar-hand 6. A thirdtube is represented at 13 as rotative upon the second tube. The thirdtube is securely united to the outer calendar-hand The two tubes 1Q and13 extend between the flange 11 and the sleeve 7. Their outer ends haveannular olfstanding flanges 14, arranged in proximity to each other andperi pherally toothed. The teeth of these flanges mesh with the teeth oftwo gears, each denoted by 15 and suitably securely united to an arboror spindle 16, rotatably carried by the flange 11, near the marginthereof. r1`he gears 15 are located, as will be apparent, upon one sideof the iiange 11, while the means for actuating said gears are situatedupon the opposite side of said flange and will be hereinafter described.A fourth tube is illustrated at 17, and it is securely united to thehour-hand et and rotates around the tube l() in advance of the circularflange 11. T he fourth tube 17 rotates upon the first tube 10, and itsforward end terminates adjacent the corresponding` portion of said tube10 for a purpose that will hereinafter appear. The shaft 18 is normallystationary, and its forward end projects beyond the sleeve 10 androtatably7 receives the minute-hand 3.

The works of the watch, as previously indicated, are inclosed by theminute-hand 3, and for this purpose said hand is longitudinallyrecessedbetween its ends, and within the recesses the plates 19 are suitablyfastened. There are three of these plates, and have given them all thesame characterwnamely, an inner plate, an outer plate, and anintermediate plate or bridge. The works are located between the innerand outer plates and are supported thereby and partly by theintermediate plate or bridge.

rlhere are two barrels (each denoted by Q0) arranged at opposite sidesof the relatively stationary shaft 18, said barrels having peripherallythereof gear-teeth, as 21, adapted to mesh with a pinion 22, suitablysecurely fastened to the relatively stationary shaft 18, which latter isheld from longitudinal movement by means of a spring 35 and disk 3T,hereinafter described. The shafts for the barrels are designated by Q3,and they carry at their outer ends gears, as 211, meshing with theintermediate pinion 25, by turning which latter the barrels can be woundup.

The outer plate 19 has a tubular extension around which the collar 26 isrotative, the latter being held in place by a screw tapped into saidtubular extension. The inner end of this collar securely carries thepinion 25. Therefore by turning the collar 26 with the thumb andforeiinger or otherwise the mainsprings in the barrels will be wound upin order to start the timepiece. .l have shown in Fig. 2, at the leftthereof, the usual train of gears which is common in an ordinary watchor time )ieee and therefore I do not deem it necbeen set forth asrelatively stationary.

a toothed circular flange 2T, the tube l?, to which, itwill beremembered, the hour-hand l lis connected, beingl provided with asimilar flange 28. The two Vlianges are peripherally toothed to formgears, which llanges or gears mesh with gears, as 29 and 30 of theminutewheel, pivotally supported upon the rear side of the minute-hand3, eccentric with the axis of motion thereof. These two gears 25) and 30are securely-united together to move as a single member, or they may befor this purpose made integral. ',lhe gears 29 and 30 of theminute-wheel are arranged in size so that when the minute-hand makes onerevolution the hour-hand will make one-twelfth of a revolution.

The means represented for effecting' the action of the calendar-handswill be set forth. ln fact, I have set forth hereinbefore certain gears15, whereby the sleeves connected with the two calendar-hands could beoperated. ,lt will be remembered that these two gears are carried uponthe inner end of the shaft or arbor 16. The outer end of said shaft orarbor carries a wheel 31, which is one of two familiar in aso-calledGeneva stop. lheother wheel of said stop is designated by 32, and it hason its outer side four equidistant radiallydisposed ribs or spokes 33,with which an actuator or pin 31, carried by the hour-hand, iscooperative. This actuator or pin 31, it will be seen, is located in alongitudinal recess in the hour-hand, and,in fact, said recess inclosescertain of the adjacent parts of thetimepiece. 'hen the hour-hand hasmade a full turn, the pin 3a thereofwill be carried againsta rib orspoke 33 on the wheel 32, thereby turning the latter. Upon the turningof the wheel 32 it turns the wheel 31, which, it will be understood, issecurely carried on the outer end of the shaft 16. Upon the turning ofthe shaft 16 the two gears 15 are simultaneously turned in order to movethe two calendar-hands the requisite distance.

The timepiece is set by turning the spindle or shaft 18. The inner endof this spindle or shaft is surrounded by the coiled spring 35, oneterminal portion of which is connected with the spindle. 'lhe otherterminal portion of the spring 35 is litted in a slit extending' inwardin the forward edge of the flange 36. The circular 'liange extendsforward from the disk 37. .lt will be apparent that by turning the disk37 the spindle 18, through theagency of the spring 35, will be(an'respomlingly turned in order to set the minute-hand, and there bythe other hands controlled therefrom. By splitting the flange 36 thelatter will engage the plain portion of the inner wall of the sleeve Twith a suiiicient pressure to prevent under ordinary conditions the disk37 from turning and also from lateral n'iovement. Should the hand 3 beaccidentally moved by a gust of wind, the spring 35 will be conipressedin order to subsequently return the IOO IIO

minute-hand to its correct position when the force acting thereagainsthas been removed.

. ln the foregoing' description I have used the terms front7 and back orwords equivalent thereto. This is simply done for convenience. for itwill be apparent that the hands may be run either forward or backward byreversing' the mainspringslthat is, the hands can be connnected witheither side of thev dial 2.

As two barrels are provided, .l am enabled to make the hands very long,while by this relation I do not add anything' to the width or thicknessof the hands. Therefore the latter in practice are as light as possible,and by reason of their leng'th the timepiece can be seen at a very muchgreater distance than would be possible where only one barrel ispresent. .By reason of the perforations and perforated enlargements inthe hands 1 heighten the mysterious effect of the article, ashereinbefore stated. Beside this the perforations in question reduce theweight of the hands. By virtue of the mounting' of the collar or stem 26the latter has the appearance of a shaft for sustaining the hands.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim isif. Atimepieceincluding' a minute-hand, actuating means for said minute-hand,an hourhand, arelatively stationary tube, a tube connected with thehour-hand and rotative around the other tube, each tube having a gear,two securely-united gears rotatably carried by the minute-hand meshingwith said other gears and a manually-operable spindle inclosed by saidfirst-mentioned tube, having an operative connection with saidminute-hand to thereby set the same and hence the hour-hand.

2. A timepiece including a minute-hand, actuating means for saidminute-hand, an hourhand, a relatively stationary tube, a tube connectedwith the hour-hand and rotative around the other'tube, each tube havinga gear, two rigidly-united ygears rotatably carried by the minute-handmeshing with said other gears, and a manually-operable spindle inelosedby said first-mentioned tube, having an operative connection with saidminute-hand to thereby set the same and hence the hour-hand combinedwith calendar-hands, and means operative by the hour-hand for effecting'the movement of the calendar-hands.

3. A timepiece including' a minute-hand, a relatively stationary shaftprovided with a pinion, two spring-barrels carried by thehand providedwith gears meshing with said pinion, an hour-hand provided with a tube,a second and relatively stationary tube situated between the other tubeand said relatively stationary shaft, said tubes having g'ears, and tworigidly-united gears carried by the minute-hand meshing with said othergears.

if. A timepiece including' a sleeve, a tube connected with the sleeve, ashaft extending through and beyond said tube, provided with a pinion atits forward end, aminute-hand rotative upon said shaft, providedinternally with two barrels mesh-ing with the pinion, a spring in eachbarrel, gears connected with the springs, a stem provided with a pinionfor operating' said last-mentioned gears, a second tube rotatablysupported by the first tube, a third tube rotatably supported by thesecond tube, calendar-hands securely connected with the second and thirdtubes, respectively, an hour-hand provided with a tube rotative on thefirst tube, means operative by the minutehand for actuating' thehour-hand, and mechanism operative with the hour-hand for actun ating'the calendar-hands.

A timepiece including' a sleeve, a tube connected with the sleeve, ashaft extending through and beyond said tube, provided with a pinion atits forward end, a minute-hand rotative upon said shaft, providedinternally with two barrels meshing with the pinion, a spring in eachbarrel, gears connected with the springs, astem provided with a pinionfor operating said last-mentioned gears, a second tube rotatablysupported by the first tube, a third tube rotatably supported by thesecond tube, calendar-hands securely connected with the second and thirdtubes, respectively, an hour-hand provided with a tube rotative on thefirst tube. means operative by theminufehand for actuating' thehour-hand, mechanism operative with the hour-hand for actuating' thecalendar hands, and manually operable means connected with the saidshaft for operating the same.

6. A timepiece including a sleeve, a tube connected with the sleeve, ashaft extending through and beyond said tube, provided with a pinion atits forward end, a minute-hand rotative upon said shaft, providedinternally with two barrels meshing' with the pinion, a spring in eachbarrel, a gear connected with the springs and stem, provided with apinion for operating said last-mentioned g'ear, a second tube rotatablysupported by the first tube, a third tube rotatably supported by thesecond tube, calendar-hands securely connected with the second and thirdtubes, respectively, an hour-hand provided with a tube rotative on thefirst tube, means operative bythe minute-hand for actuating thehour-hand, mech.- anism operative with the hour-hand for actuating theealemlar-hands, and a spring' connected with said shaft for imparting aretractile movement thereto when the same is accidentally advanced.

7. A timepiece including a sleeve, a tube connected with the sleeve, ashaft extending through and beyond said tube, provided with a pinion atits forward end, a minute-hand operative upon said shaft, providedinternally with two barrels meshing' with the pinion.Y a spring in eachbarrel, gears connected with the springs, a stem provided with a pinionfor IOO IIO

tube rotatably supported by the lirst tube, a rotative about said tube,a minute-hand suitthird tube rotatably supported by the second ablyassociated with said hour-hand, calendartube, calemlar-hands securelyconnected with hands suitably associated with the hour-hand,

5 the second and third tubes, respectively, an cach having a gearconnected thereto, gears 2O hour-hand provided with a tube rotative onsupported by said l'langc, and means connectthe lirst tube, meansoperative bythe minutel ed with thehour-hand foropcrating saidgears.hand ior actuating the hour-hand, mechanism l] In testimony whereof lhave hereunto set operating' said last-mentioned gears', a secondbetween its ends with a flange, an hour-hand operative with thehour-hand for actuating my hand in presence oi' two subscribingl wit- IOthe calendar-hands, a disk provided with a nesses.

split flange seated in said sleeve and friction- I PIHL'IQ y H s y l Yf. ,a f1 l NILVY I". ally engaging the interior thereof, a coiled y l (Jx iL O l [L spring' surrounding,l the shaft and connected, Vvltne'sses:respectively, thereto and to said ange. XVM. E. REILLY, 15 S. Atimepiece including a tube provided l NV. H. MILLER.

